Police in Vernon, California, are looking for a truck driver that was involved in a fatal crash on Saturday morning.
According to ABC-7, the semi driver ran a red light around 3:10 a.m. in the morning, near 37th street and Santa Fe Avenue, and collided with a pickup truck. The pickup ended up wedged underneath the trailer.
That’s when the truck driver allegedly detached the trailer from the cab and fled the scene.
Authorities say two men were trapped inside the pickup truck when they arrived. The driver was rushed to USC Medical Center, in critical condition. His passenger died at the scene of the crash.
The investigation is ongoing.
